In the United States, the most well-known skin-penetrating parasitic worm, called a nematode, is the hookworm. But globally, ...

Trypanosomes are parasites that cause sleeping sickness, Chagas disease, and various animal diseases. Diagnosis and treatment remain complex and no effective vaccine has been developed. A better ...

In 1986, the World Health Assembly called for the eradication of Guinea worm. At the start of the Carter Center-led program ...

Researchers from African and European organisations have published the results of a phase II/III clinical trial that ...

The findings, published in a paper titled "Albendazole–ivermectin co-formulation for the treatment of Trichuris ... are caused by four species of parasitic worms (Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris ...

A new tablet combining albendazole and ivermectin offers a breakthrough in treating parasitic infections, providing an ...

The post’s claim that ivermectin and other antiparasitics can "cure" cancer is also unproven. Neither the FDA nor the World Health Organization have approved ivermectin to treat cancer, but some ...

The 39th U.S. president aimed to quash the debilitating water-based infection before he died. Through the Carter Center's ...

The research aims to understand motivated behaviors, such as why animals seek food or explore their environment. His lab has ...

While the recommended treatment for eye worms is Piperazine, it is not approved for use in birds producing eggs for human ...

Canine hookworms are becoming an increasing threat to pets and people, researchers say, after finding that the parasites have ...